Summer.11We
be the Echo's
3rd full-length album "Return to Nations" is now available.
Check their website for full details and other happenings.

Summer.10We
be the Echo
will be touring the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast this summer, and
are working on a new album as well. Check them out if they come through
your area, and stay tuned for more in the fall.
Summer.091: After a long
wait, the new We
be the Echo
full-length "MASKS" will be released on June 19, 2009.
The physical CD will be available via mail-order and the album will also
be available digitally on i-tunes, bandcamp, etc. Check their website
for full options. If you live in San Francisco, go to their CD release
that night at the Hemlock Tavern. You can also catch them on tour in Europe
in August, and keep a look out for some further dates stateside in the
fall as they become available.

2: In other
news, look for new release(s) from The
John Francis
later this year-ish. He will also be relocating to from San Francisco
to Boston this summer, so hit him up for shows on that coast. Also, we've
hit a bit of a hitch in re-releasing some the classic Voorhees
material, but hope to get that out in digital form for the first time
sometime later this year. Same goes for our own back catalog-- we will
be digitally re-releasing some of our early (and currently out-of-print)
albums soon.

Spring.08

1: We sold out of the We
be the Echo
EP "All-Star Destroyers" from last fall, but good news: the
next batch is already in, with handsome artwork redesign and digi-pak sleeve.
And not a moment too soon-- it will be going into wider release in the US, and
starting June 5th, in Europe via Belgium-based Mandai
Distribution. Look for them on the road on the West Coast this spring and
a national US tour this June, in support.

2: The long awaited new full-length album from The
John Francis
entitled "Sunkfrancisco Frankenstance" will be out this June
on Virginia's Rerum Novarum.
Look for an extended West Coast tour in late July in support.

3: We just couldn't keep the
classic Bm Relocation
Program album "Assholes are Back in Season" in print
consistently, so we've now re-issued it digitally. Look for that on i-tunes,
rhapsody, emusic, etc-- most major digital outlets.

4: Speaking of which, we are
proud to announce we're now finalizing details to digitally re-issue many albums
from the seminal 90's UK hardcore band Voorhees.
Look for more on that later in the year...
Fall.07We be the Echo's
new EP "All-Star Destroyers" is now out in wider release.
It is now available in CD form (with extended materials and artwork not available
digitally). It is also now available on i-tunes, etc as well as brutalprog.com.
Also, The John Francis
has just finished mixing a new album, with a rock tilt and many special guest
stars. Look for it in 2008 sometime.

Spring.07We be the Echo
has just released a new digital EP "All-Star Destroyers". It is available
at brutalprog.com and will shortly be available on i-tunes, etc. Look for more
from them later this year, including a special CD release to be sold only at
shows...
Fall.06
A new The John Francis
release is finally out-- check out "On the Moments We Share"
EP from D.C.-based Rerum Novarum Records.
Also, We be the Echo
is now back from hiatus playing select shows, and will be releasing a new EP
Jan 07-ish.
Summer.061:Chuckbeat:
A Compilation in 14 Tones is now officially out of print-- we're all out
of em. If you weren't able to grip one via our mailorder or at
selected record stores, you can follow the wave
of the future and make your own: download the tracks (click arrows right of
song titles in jukebox above) and then print out the liner
notes.

2:We
be the Echo will be on hiatus from shows until fall, while working on a
follow-up to their full-length Stanislaw Stories from earlier this year.

Winter.06Happy
New Year! Chuckbeat is looking like it will have a big year, and to start the
year off right:

1:
Chuckbeat proudly
presents its 10th release (double digits... oooh! aaah!) with the second
CD from We
be the Echo entitled "Stanislaw
Stories"-- along with a new webpage and media. You can purchase the
CD on-line here,
or go see them in person at their CD
release show
Jan 14th in San Francisco, if you're in the hood.

2:The
John Franciswill
be touring Europe this spring and will be releasing an album (at least!) this
year, for starters. Stay tuned....
Fall.051:
The We
be the Echo summer touring bonanza is nearly done (see
their website for remaining dates)... corresponding media: one live track posted
now, further mp3s/video soon. New record release delayed until Dec. 2:The John Francis
has a series of Bay Area shows coming up. 3:Dr.
Lopez has posted some previously unavailable mp3s from his out-of-print
first album.

Summer.051:The new Dr.
Lopez album "Magic Mountain" is now out,
along with new artwork and a brand new webpage. Check it out post-haste!

May.05Things are moving. 1: from the tails left
by a snark comes
a new mind-scrambling word chaos: pothole.
2: in early June, The
John Francis will be in Europe playing select shows, including some with
faking
brave
- check their websites for details as they become available.3: stay tuned for more
summer shows and new releases from We
be the Echo, The
John Francis, and Dr.
Lopez.Apr.05Better
late than never: a few bonus "web-only" tracks have been
added to the back-end of the compilation bonanza (see Nov 04 entry), from faking
brave
and lines
of sight.See the jukebox
above-- last two tracks!
Mar.05
1:Check out the new EP from The
John Francis & Impostors, entitled "The Earnest Manboy Suite
in E Major". Also, look for spring SF/West Coast shows, a possible
early summer European tour, and full length album(s) in the summer. 2:We be the
Echo has a brand new web page with much new content, including live footage
and pix from last fall. 3:The new
full-length from Dr.
Lopez was a little delayed, but it's
now set to drop within about a month, stay tuned.

Fall.04
"A compilation in 14 tones" is now out. This is Chuckbeat's
first compilation, and it features 14 tracks from 14 bands in our greater crew.
It's quite a motley bunch at that... it's got your math rock, your indie rock,
your post-rock, as well as a healthy dose of electronic and ambient/noise/experimental.
And it will be available for free for a limited time. What else could you want?
You can preview tracks in the jukebox above, grip
the comp on-line, and it will also be trickling into various indy music
stores soon, spreading from the SF Bay Area to beyond... find
out more about the comp.

In other news: In recent weeks, We
be the Echo and The
Mao have seen updates. Also, The
John Francis, a long-time cohort, is now properly chuck-linked. And last
but not least, we welcome the incredible stories & acoustic fury of El
Lloron, as well as the earnest Amsterdam music & artwork of faking
brave.
Show em love. There's much more brewing too... but we don't want to spoil all
of the surprises yet.
Summer.04
It's been a while since the last update, but things are moving. 1:
The chuckbeat compilation is delayed a little, but still very much coming. It
will feature 15 tracks from 15 bands in greater chuckbeat crew, including many
rare, previously unreleased, and remastered tracks. 2: The
new dr. lopez
full-length will be out very soon. 3:We
Be The Echo
will be playing a series of shows and recording their 2nd release this Nov/Dec.
4: several new projects will be joining the chuckbeat family
very soon... so stay tuned.

5.26.04 Much is afoot.
1: The new We
Be The Echo
EP is now out... order a copy here.
2: You will notice the new site design, which
is (hopefully) more intuitive and informative. There are so many changes that
it would be just plain silly to mention them all here. So crank some tunes on
the jukebox and take a poke around already!... then, in the
"coming soon" department, 3: a chuckbeat
CD compilation is in the works. It will feature 15+ tracks from the
greater chuckbeat crew, with a tenative release in late July.

4.29.04 The lines
of sight
webpage has seen an influx of materials. Also, rumor has it that the new dr.
lopez full-length will be coming out in late summer.

4.06.04 It's
been a while since the last update... but not for lack of Chuckbeat happenings,
oh no. 1: The new We
Be The Echo
EP is coming out within a few weeks. Look out for the full release bonanza very
shortly.... in the meanwhile, check out the freshly posted pre-release mp3s
right now, to whet your appetite. 2:lines
of sight
is working on a new release, due out this summer... as well as other goodness.

2.05.04The new We
Be The Echo website
is now up. Some shows and EP release are in the works for March... look out
for more details very soon.

1.28.04Happy (belated) 2nd anniversary
to chuckbeat! Much has transpired in the last year, as things unfold and enlarge.
Much is in the works, so stay tuned.

1.19.04The Chuckbeat
catalog has
undergone a vast upgrade... now you can purchase Chuckbeat releases on-line
with ease (at low low prices! and other infomercial-speak) using your credit
card (or even debit). Our system runs on PayPal; more info on catalog page.
Plus, if you're new to the site, the pseudo-witty blurbs on this new catalog
page are a good guide to the various musical projects on this site.

1.13.04Chuckbeat
Records is proud to have released its sixth CD: the latest album from the excellent
Polish noisepunkHC trio Tokarz
Inferno. Make sure to pay them a visit on the web, and if you're in Poland,
check em out live.

1.12.04The
holidays are over, so it's time to tally-ho headfirst into another year.
Check it... 1: we welcome they
were burning
into the fam. Music from an SF-LA-SF journey. and 2: Geez,
it's already January, and the Bm
Relocation Program remix stuff is FINALLY out, on the web at least (see
news entry for 10.08.03 below). Bm would like to thank all the people from around
the world, friends and strangers alike, that submitted them. and 3:the
We
Be The Echo
EP and revamped website is very much in the works, stay tuned.

12.04.03The
second pressing of the lines
of sight ep is now out. Also, check them out live at two shows next week:
at Tongue & Groove on Tuesday, with a strong roster of cool local bands
on the bill... and then, at the always kickin' Cedar St Warehouse on the following
Saturday. By now, you either know what cool events these warehouse parties are,
or you're missing out: $5 at the door gets you 3 cool bands and includes the
beer... how can you beat that?

11.15.031: Check new drama
mean for the gift id child art gallery. Complete original album and web
artwork has been unearthed from the dust, cleaned off, and put on linear parade.
2: a 4-5 song We
Be The Echo ep will be out soon. 3: the lines
of sight ep is going into second pressing. it will be out soon, with brand
new spiffy artwork.

10.08.03
The oft-promised Bm
Relocation Program "supplement" CD (B-sides, studio outtakes,
and remixes from the "assholes are back in season" album era) is still
on the cusp of coming out, as ever. But do not fear, there is reasonable cause:
every time we finish digging its exit hole, we discover the behemoth has grown
in its underground den.... and out the shovels must come again! The CD will
now have remixes by gasp
and dr. lopez
and... the venerable creative
commons organization recently held a
remix contest with the Bm song "superego exchange", producing
many fine joints from around the world. The cream of that crop will now sprout
from the CD as well. You can bite into all these fly tracks with some vigor
very soon... (I dare not say by mid/late Nov...?)

10.07.031: them
noho drummer cats finally sent over some goods. check out the new page for
slaughterhouse percussion duo for some ambience/beat madness. 2:
(something quite clever will be inserted here about the rekindled and ever-expansive
life fire in peopledom
universe) 3: Then, in some "news-we-forgot-to-post-when-it-was-new"
news, chuckbeat famster Bert did
this interview of the band Hella for Then
It Must Be True.